Article 60315 of comp.sys.amiga.misc: Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc Path: news.CSOS.ORST.EDU!gaia.ucs.orst.edu!news.uoregon.edu!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!usc!nic-nac.CSU.net!charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu!csusac!csus.edu!netcom.com!hrlaser From: hrlaser@netcom.com (H.R. Laser) Subject: Amiga World Statement Message-ID: Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL1] Date: Wed, 17 Aug 1994 04:10:56 GMT Lines: 45 Here's a statement from Dan Sullivan concerning the incredible shrinking AW. Please post everywhere and anywhere you deem appropriate. Many thanks, --Tim ----------------------------------------------------- August 16. No Commodore Deal Yet. While rumors abound that David Pleasance's Commodore UK Management Buy-out was a done deal, that's not the case. We talked with Pleasance last night in London, and he doesn't expect a decision until the end of the first week of September. His bid is in, his financial backing is in order, and he makes his final presentation this week in the US before the liquidators and Commodore's creditors. He is, however, very confident that his bid will carry a lot of weight because it is for the entire company and product line--not solely for the technology, or a portion of the inventory, or for part of the operation. However, CEI, Samsung, Philips, and maybe one or two others are still in the picture, so it will be a few more weeks before any decision is made. On another matter: AmigaWorld has taken some hits lately because the size of the magazine has shrunk over the last few issues. No kidding? Everyone--most notably the developers and vendors who advertise in our pages--is stressed out over the Commodore liquidation. Most are holding their wallets pretty tight and reluctant to invest their advertising dollars until this situation gets resolved. When advertising dwindle, so do the editorial pages. Overspending your budget for three or four issues in a row during times like these is akin to financial suicide. Since AmigaWorld plans to be around for a good long while, we have to avoid those kinds of mistakes. Nobody, including us, likes to be in this position--but if you want to be around in the long run, you have to endure the lean times with the fat. When the dust settles and things start moving again in the Amiga market, we'll be able to quickly beef up the size of the book. Lets hope Mr. Pleasance or another pro-Amiga group like his gets things rolling again soon. When that happens, AmigaWorld is committed to help the new owners jumpstart the process. Dan Sullivan Editor-in-Chief